Press Reviews

2011

Learning from the Stuxnet Worm

Source: January 2011, VDMA Nachrichten, Issue 01/11 | VDMA

Protecting production data becomes increasingly important. Modern IT or protection systems help to reduce product piracy and protect know-how for ongoing technological lead in global competition.
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2010

Hardware Dongles protect Industry against Product Pirates

Source: 11.25.2010, ELEKTRONIKPRAXIS - Mediathek | ELEKTRONIKPRAXIS

Interview at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2010: Oliver Winzenried, C.E.O., WIBU-SYSTEMS AG and Johann Wiesböck, Chief Editor of PRAXISELEKTRONIK on the topic "Copy Protection| Hardware Dongles protect Industry against Product Pirates".
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Extended Software Protection secures Real-Time Operating Systems

Source: 11.02.2010, MaschinenMarkt - Das Industrie Portal | MaschinenMarkt

Wibu-Systems extended its CodeMeter software protection for industrial applications. For the first time, software running on the VxWorks real-time operating system from Wind River can be protected. Introduced at SPS/IPC/Drives 2010 in Nuremberg.
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Wibu protects CoDeSys Software

Source: 11.02.2010, Elektronik, Issue22 | Elektronik

The press hype on the Stuxnet worm has made many users in industry realize that their plants too can be potential targets for attacks. Wibu-Systems and 3S have been tackling these scenarios for some time. Both announce a joint "anti-virus pill" for CPL software.
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Anti-Piracy Protection for Embedded Systems

Source: 10.10. 2010, ECE Magazine, Issue 5, 2010 | ECE Magazine

Anti-piracy protection is now available in form factors as small as μSD cards. These smaller form factor versions of the CodeMeter software and IP protection platform are aimed at the specific needs of embedded systems manufacturers.
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Preventing Product Piracy

Source: 09.08.2010, Embedded Design, Issue 3 | Embedded Design

Embedded software controls modern machines and plants, defines functionality, and increasingly contains important manufacturing know-how. Product pirates try to take advantage of the manufacturer's success and avoid expensive development costs by implementing reverse-engineering to analyze the individual components and the corresponding software. If the machine of the manufacturer is poorly protected, it is easy for pirates to create replicas. This not only reduces turnover, it is also a threat to the manufacturer's economic existence and ruins his reputation as a result of poor quality replicas on the market.
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Software Protection Technology CodeMeter for CoDeSys

Source: 09.28.2010, Markt und Technik, Issue 43/2010 | Markt&Technik

In automation technology the importance of software is steadily increasing, forcing companies to protect their product developments which contain all of their know-how. 3S Smart Software Solutions and Wibu-Systems created a joint venture to remove weak points and develop new protection technologies for CLP systems.
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New Partners add Know-How for better products

Source: 09.26.2010, Markt und Technik, Issue 43/2010 | Markt &Technik

With its focus on dongles for product and know-how protection (keyword: product piracy) in the B2B market, Wibu-Systems cooperates with memory module specialist Swissbit and flash controller manufacturer Hyperstone.
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'Immobilizer' protects Machines and Plants against Product Piracy

Source: Maschinenbau und Metallverarbeitung 2010 | Kuhn Verlag

The Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMFB) and the German Engineering Association (VDMA) recognize product piracy as threat to German industry and support the development of counter-measures. Fending off the threats from all sides requires a consistent protection strategy which has the support of all affected companies. The goal is to develop an effective 'immobilizer' which pirates will find hard to crack.
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Technology Leader in Software Protection Solutions

Source: Karlsruher Wirtschaftsspiegel 2010/2011

Successful companies search for new innovative areas to generate growth. The objective: to develop new markets with new technologies and strengthen their competitive edge in the face of competition from low-cost Asian manufacturers.This requires research and development. The result: companies should look into publicly funded research projects.
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2009

Crisis ignored!

Source: 11.03.2009, Die Rheinpfalz Nr. 255

Oliver Winzenried doesn't talk about the recession. Instead, the founder, joint-owner and CEO of Wibu-Systems prefers to concentrate on the steady upward trend which continues this year.

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